Magda Gad Explained
Magda Gad (pronounced as /sv/[1]) (born 17 October 1975) is a Swedish war correspondent and Middle Eastern analyst who writes, photographs and films her stories.
She has been a correspondent for the Swedish media outlet Expressen since 2015. Gad got international recognition in June 2016 when she covered the assault on Mosul in Iraq. She reported on the war against ISIS.
She has been reporting from Afghanistan since September 2018, and is one of the few western journalists who gained access to the Taliban before the Taliban's take over in 2021. She stayed in Afghanistan during the take over and was never evacuated. She continues to report from Afghanistan.
Personal life
Gad was raised in Falun in Dalarna County, Sweden. Her father worked as a physician and researcher while her mother worked as a dental nurse for an oral surgeon.[2] She studied political science and journalism in Stockholm.
Career
Between 2004 and 2014, Gad worked as a journalist and editor for newspapers such as Tidningen Vi, Läkartidningen,[3] Modern Psykologi,[4] Café,[5] Svenska Dagbladet, QX, and as a feature and news journalist for the newspaper Aftonbladet. She has also written for the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières.[6]
In 2015, she moved to Expressen where she has been working as a war correspondent. She also co-founded the investigative journalism platform Blankspot.
Magda Gad hosted the Swedish radio show Sommar I P1 in 2017. [7]
Books
Co-author
- Vi: de bästa texterna, volym 1, 2018[8]
- En annan historia, 2017.[9]
- The preface to Denis Mukwege's book "Kvinnors styrka", 2022. 32
Awards
Notes and References
- Magda Gad – helvetet tur och retur . Magda Gad – hell there and back again . P3 ID . . 2024-01-29 . 2:48.
- Web site: 2023-01-26 . Magda Gad och Göran Greider utsedda till hedersdoktorer . 2023-02-10 . Högskolan Dalarna . sv.
- Web site: Hammarström . Text: Magda GadFoto: Niclas . 6 August 2013 . Två miljoner våldtagna i krigets Kongo . 19 May 2020 . Läkartidningen . sv-SE.
- Web site: jonasmodernpsykologi . 2 December 2013 . Vapnet heter våldtäkt . 19 May 2020 . Modern Psykologi . sv-SE.
- Web site: 23 November 2015 . Dokument: Kampen mot viruset som dödat 7 000 människor . 19 May 2020 . Cafe.se . sv.
- Web site: 2020-03-31 . Magda Gad hyllas för sin krigsrapportering . 2023-02-10 . sv-SE.
- Web site: Radio . Sveriges . Magda Gad - Sommar & Vinter i P1 . 19 May 2020 . sverigesradio.se . sv.
- Web site: Vi : de bästa texterna - Vol. 1 av Lars Ahlin, Karin Boye, Denis Duperley, Stig Edling, Peter Englund (Häftad). Bokus.com. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: En annan historia av Lina Thomsgård (Bok). Bokus.com. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: De kan vinna Årets Dagstidning 2022 | Tidningsutgivarna. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: INMA: Best Practice - Expressen's War Correspondent Magda Gad Reporting from Afghanistan. www.inma.org. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: Magda Gad finalist till Stora Journalistpriset. www.expressen.se. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: Magda Gad är årets Pennskaftsprisvinnare. www.expressen.se. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: Expressens Magda Gad vinner pris för talibanrapportering. www.expressen.se. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Årets digitala förebilder prisade. Consid. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: Magda Gad och Jeanette Widén hyllas med medaljer av Sveriges Veteranförbund. www.pressmachine.se. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: De kan bli Årets Branschpersonlighet | Stockholm Media Week. Wonderfour. W4. www.stockholmmediaweek.com. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: Vinnarna i Årets Opinionsbildare 2018. Dagens opinion. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Nomineringarna till Röda korsets journalistpris är klara | Röda korset. via.tt.se. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: Expressen TV och Di TV kan vinna Kristallen 2019. www.expressen.se. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: Expressens Magda Gad tilldelas prestigefullt pris. www.expressen.se. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Här är alla vinnarna i Kristallen. www.dagensmedia.se. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Expressens Magda Gad får särskilt omnämnande i European Digital Media Awards. www.expressen.se. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Magda Gad tilldelas årets Per Wendel-pris. www.expressen.se. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: De kan vinna Meg Award. www.dagensmedia.se. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: Magda Gad blev Årets avslöjare. www.dagensmedia.se. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Här är nomineringarna till årets Guldspade. www.resume.se. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: INMA: Best Practice - Magda Gad – World-class war coverage and interaction on Facebook.. www.inma.org. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Magda Gad. www.storajournalistpriset.se. 17 April 2022.
- Web site: 2016. European Press Prize. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Pressrelease-Wendelapriset-2016. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Magda Gad tilldelas 2016 års Cordelia Edvardson-pris. Mynewsdesk. sv. 19 May 2020.
- Web site: Expressens Magda Gad Årets journalist. www.expressen.se. sv. 19 May 2020.